Paris Cooperative High School

What Paris Cooperative High School does

Paris Cooperative High School is a public secondary institution located at 14040 E. 1200th Rd., Paris, Illinois (Edgar County), operating under the governance of Paris Union School District No. 95. The school functions as the designated receiving high school for two feeder districts through a cooperative agreement: Paris Union School District No. 95 (which operates Carolyn Wenz Elementary, Mayo Middle, Memorial Elementary, Paris Alternative Learning Site, and The Creative Center for Children) and Community Unit District #4 (Crestwood, which sends 185 high school students to PHS from a PK-8 base of 445). Paris High School delivers a standard secondary academic curriculum alongside a substantial extracurricular portfolio including nine interscholastic sports (Paris Tigers), marching band, concert band, choirs, orchestra, and drama productions such as Hadestown TEED Edition staged in the 500-seat Paris Theater of Fine Arts (PCOFA).

The school's underlying technology layer is composed entirely of third-party K-12 SaaS platforms: TeacherEase serves as the standards-based gradebook, learning management system, and parent portal; Eduphoria handles staff professional development, evaluation, and workflow automation; SchoolMessenger Presence powers the school's website and communications; Frontline Education manages human capital; Hudl drives the Paris Sports Network athletic streaming platform; Tripfinder handles transportation requests; and Google Workspace for Education provides staff and student email, document, and form infrastructure (used for mental health referrals, 21st CCLC parent referrals, and transcript requests). No proprietary technology is developed in-house. The school additionally operates a facility rental program monetizing the PCOFA theater, athletic complex, gymnasium, and meeting rooms to community users.

As a public entity, Paris High School charges no tuition and is funded through local property taxes, Illinois state education funding (Evidence-Based Funding model), federal grants, and ancillary fees for transcripts, immunization records, and facility use. The governing Board of Education is publicly elected. The institution holds five concurrent accreditations (U.S. Department of Labor recognition, Gold Circle of Quality, High Reliability Schools, Midwest PBIS Network, School of Character) and is part of a multi-district PK-12 pathway. There is no equity ownership, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no commercial revenue model in the traditional sense.

Name

Paris Cooperative High School

Legal name

Paris High School

Website

https://pchs.k12.il.us

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paris Cooperative High School is a public secondary institution in Paris, Illinois, serving as the designated high school for Paris Union School District No. 95 and Community Unit District #4, delivering academic, athletic, and performing arts programming to rural Edgar County students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Public high school education
• College preparatory programs
• Student support services
• Extracurricular athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Paris Cooperative High School provides secondary education (grades 9-12) to students from two cooperative Illinois school districts, Paris Union School District 95 and Community Unit District #4. The school offers a comprehensive academic curriculum with college preparatory courses, competitive athletics (Paris Tigers), performing arts programs including music and drama, and student support services such as counseling and mental health referrals. Facilities including the 500-seat Paris Theater of Fine Arts are also available for community rental.

Product overview

Paris Cooperative High School provides a comprehensive K-12 educational program serving students in partnership with Paris Union School District No. 95 and Community Unit District #4. The school operates as a single unified educational institution offering core academic curriculum, athletic programs (basketball, football, track, cross country, tennis, baseball, softball, volleyball, golf), performing arts (music and drama), student support services, and extracurricular activities. The school utilizes TeacherEase for student information management, Eduphoria for staff operations, and SchoolMessenger for website hosting. Facilities including the 500-seat Paris Theater of Fine Arts are available for community rental.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academic Curriculum and Course Offerings Standard high school academic program for grades 9-12 including core subjects, elective courses, and college preparatory classes available to students from Paris Union School District 95 and Community Unit District #4.
• Athletic Programs Comprehensive interscholastic athletics program featuring basketball, football, track, cross country, tennis, baseball, softball, volleyball, and golf. The school competes as the Paris Tigers in IHSA competitions.
• Performing Arts Programs Music program featuring marching band, concert band, choirs, and orchestra, alongside a drama program with theatrical productions including Hadestown TEED Edition performed at the 500-seat Paris Theater of Fine Arts.
• Student Support Services Comprehensive student welfare services including counseling, McKinney-Vento homeless liaison support, mental health referrals, student health requirements coordination, and housing insecurity support.
• College and Career Readiness Services College planning resources, scholarship listings, career exploration tools including Career Cruising, and senior-specific services such as transcript requests to support post-secondary transition.
• Facility Rental Services School facilities available for public rental including athletic fields, gymnasium, the 500-seat Paris Theater of Fine Arts, and meeting rooms equipped with technology, serving community organizations and event hosts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Marching Tiger's Beacon Brigade received Grand Champion award and multiple class awards at Monticello High School Sage City Invitational
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lawrenceville High School: Small public high school across the Indiana border in Lawrence County, Illinois-adjacent. Comparable rural scale and small-town Midwestern public high school profile.
• Marshall High School (Illinois): A small rural public high school in eastern Illinois serving a similar-size community; directly comparable in scale, geography, and public-funding model.
• Paris Union School District 95: The K-8 feeder district that sends students to Paris Cooperative High School. Operationally intertwined via the cooperative agreement; the closest functional peer in the Paris High School ecosystem.
• Community Unit School District #4 (Crestwood): The second cooperative partner that sends its 7-8 grade students on to Paris High School. Directly comparable as a small rural Edgar County, Illinois public district operating under a cooperative high school arrangement.
• Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr High School: Small rural Illinois public high school in nearby Cumberland County; comparable size, athletic conference membership profile, and rural Midwestern public school structure.
• Robinson High School (Illinois): Public high school in Crawford County, southern Illinois, serving a comparable small rural community; similar cooperative-style structure with feeder districts.

Regional players

• Mattoon High School: Public high school serving Mattoon, Illinois - a slightly larger but geographically proximate eastern Illinois public high school with similar curricular and extracurricular structures.
• Charleston High School: A regional public high school in Coles County, Illinois, slightly larger than Paris but operating in the same eastern Illinois rural corridor and competing in adjacent athletic conferences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC6o3BGIj583u_IOi7RDCEOg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ParisTigers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/paris-cooperative-high-school-61

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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